IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Apotex ], I have decided to look at precedence from around the world where courts have contemplated recognizing artificial intelligence (AI) technology as an “inventor.” However, this 2002 decision did not define whether AI technology can be an inventor. In light of the recent court decision of Thaler v Hirshfeld et al.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) directed patent practitioners to current case law and sections of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) as reminders as the patent practitioners continue to work in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology space. In In re Appl. The Assignee was listed as “Stephen L.

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 11, 2022

But can an AI system be a named inventor on a patent? With the advances in AI technologies, AI systems create drugs, treatments, designs, and more. While these systems may have been programmed and/or trained by a human, the human may not have actually invented the apparatus or method claimed in the patent application.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 11, 2023

In keeping with the so-called media "silly season" of late summer, PatKat thought she would check-in on the AI inventor debate. The process of patent prosecution determines whether the application contains an invention that may be awarded a patent. Sceptical Kat Has DABUS invented?

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

Unlike machine learning technology that merely classifies or predicts, generative AI creates. PART ONE Patent Claims and Inventorship The Federal Circuit in Thaler v. 2022) recently confirmed that an inventor under the patent statute must be a natural person. Vidal , No. 2021-2347 (Fed.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 6, 2021

While a court may resolve the dispute over inventorship for the patent application, court review of current inventorship rules could be a slippery slope to chaos. patent application was filed by Moderna, with no NIH scientists listed as inventors. patent application.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 11, 2022

But can an AI system be a named inventor on a patent? With the advances in AI technologies, AI systems create drugs, treatments, designs, and more. While these systems may have been programmed and/or trained by a human, the human may not have actually invented the apparatus or method claimed in the patent application.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

Biotechnology-the word suggests that this is biological advancement based on technology. Thus, a legal safeguard should be provided to inventors for their inventions to keep their interest in science alive. This technological advancement heals the world at the molecular level and most often involves DNA modification techniques.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 16, 2023

But assuming Weber’s account is a fair assessment, I would suggest that it raises additional questions about the ongoing global efforts – driven by Professor Ryan Abbott and his Artificial Inventor Project – challenging the legal barriers to AI inventorship and authorship. How does this provide ‘convenience’?

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U.S. Department of Commerce

MAY 27, 2021

Inventors, Physicists and Entrepreneurs: Commerce Home to Diverse-Range of AANHPI Pioneers. Inventors, Physicists and Entrepreneurs: Commerce Home to Diverse-Range of AANHPI Pioneers. NIST PHYSICIST AND PIONEER IN PRACTICAL NEW TECHNOLOGIES JUNE YE. NIST Physicist and Pioneer in Practical New Technologies June Ye More details.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In 2022, the Federal Circuit definitively ruled that artificial intelligence (AI) systems cannot be named inventors or co-inventors on patent applications, reinforcing the longstanding principle that only natural persons are eligible as inventors under the Patent Act.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The England and Wales Court of Appeal has upheld lower rulings that two patent applications designating an artificial intelligence called DABUS as the inventor were deemed to be withdrawn. Thaler v Comptroller General of Patents Trade Marks And Designs [2021] EWCA Civ 1374.)

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Patent Trademark Blog

JULY 30, 2021

What kinds of comments are useful in revising a draft patent application? So your patent attorney has send you a first draft of your utility patent application for your review. You’re not sure what to do, so you read my helpful tips on how to review a draft patent application.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

In recent years, AI patent activity has exponentially increased. The figure below shows the volume of public AI patent applications categorized by AI component in the U.S. AI patent activities by year. AI technology is complex and includes different parts across different fields. from 1990-2018.

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Patently-O

APRIL 25, 2023

In certain instances, if the AI were human, it would be rightfully recognized as at least a joint inventor. This raises the question of whether it is appropriate to designate the human, who contributed to only a part of the invention and collaborated with the AI, as the sole inventor.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The Federal Circuit previously held that an AI system cannot be listed as an inventor in Thaler v. At the outset, the USPTO guidance states that inventions developed with assistance from an AI system are still patentable, as long as a human inventor “significantly contributed” to the invention. Vidal , 43 F.4th

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

The Guidance clarifies that AI-assisted inventions can receive patent protection if a human being plays a significant role in the invention’s conception. The Guidance acknowledges the importance of human inventors in AI-assisted inventions, so that the patent system can continue to incentivize and reward human ingenuity.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 3, 2024

EL’s design also includes the idea of different elastic strengths. As a result of the testing, EL made a number of tweaks to the design, including the connection mechanism and also determining the best force / elongation parameters for safety and comfort. By November 2019, EL was satisfied with the design. Question 3.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) directed patent practitioners to current case law and sections of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) as reminders as the patent practitioners continue to work in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology space. In In re Appl. The Assignee was listed as “Stephen L.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The Guidance aims to clarify how patent applications involving AI-assisted inventions will be examined by patent examiners, and reaffirms the existing jurisprudence maintaining that only natural persons, not AI tools, can be listed as inventors.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 5, 2024

The Guidance clarifies that AI-assisted inventions can receive patent protection if a human being plays a significant role in the invention’s conception. The Guidance acknowledges the importance of human inventors in AI-assisted inventions, so that the patent system can continue to incentivize and reward human ingenuity.

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IPilogue

JUNE 2, 2022

Reversing what seemed like a victory for supporters of AI-owned intellectual property, the full bench of the Federal Court of Australia has confirmed the majority view of the world: only human inventors can own patent rights to their creations. What Does This Mean in the Canadian Context? In Apotex Inc v Wellcome Foundation.,

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Patent Trademark Blog

JANUARY 29, 2024

When should you file a patent application? Apply for a patent now or wait a bit? At what point will it be too late to file a patent application ? The best time to file a patent application is before you show your invention to the public or make any sales. Applying for patents is like running a race.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 9, 2023

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced the launch of a new Green Energy Category as part of their Incentive Program. The USPTO is the federal agency responsible for granting patents and trademarks to inventors and businesses. These benefits include expedited examination, reduced fees, and more.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 30, 2024

Discussing the Delhi High Court’s Microsoft Technology Licensing v. Controller of Patents decision on the role of PSITA in determining non obviousness, we are pleased to bring to you this post by Kevin Preji. The patent office issued a first examination report in June 2019, (7 years later!)

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In today’s era, where the whole world has turned to virtual means, blockchain as a technology is gathering everyone’s attention and showing accelerating growth in its market. In recent times, globally more and more patent applications are being filed for blockchain technology.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In today’s era, where the whole world has turned to virtual means, blockchain as a technology is gathering everyone’s attention and showing accelerating growth in its market. In recent times, globally more and more patent applications are being filed for blockchain technology.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In today’s era, where the whole world has turned to virtual means, blockchain as a technology is gathering everyone’s attention and showing accelerating growth in its market. In recent times, globally more and more patent applications are being filed for blockchain technology.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This post will analyse the SB’s insights and the implications this judgement has on product-by-process patents given the recent trends of the DHC on the matter in the past year. Factual Basis of the Matter Arthrogen GMBH submitted a patent application for a method involving the use of gold particles to produce protein-enriched blood serum.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 31, 2023

Eliezer AI and Intellectual Property Law An Insightful Discussion with Yuri Eliezer The intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Intellectual Property (IP) Law is becoming increasingly significant in the dynamic landscape of technology and innovation. He also suggests keeping some parts of the invention as trade secrets.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Introduction Innovation has always been at the forefront of progress, driving advancements in technology, healthcare, and countless other industries. While historically, the field of patent filing has been dominated by men, an inspiring shift is taking place. of all inventors , with men making up the remaining 83.8%.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 18, 2022

On February 28, 2022, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“ PTAB ”) issued a decision on priority in an interference proceeding between the Broad Institute, Inc. Patent Application No. The inventors listed on Broad’s patent are Feng Zhang, Ph.D., Count 1 recites claim 18 of Broad’s U.S.

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Patent Trademark Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2022

There is a tradeoff when you file a patent. In order to gain certain exclusive rights from the government, inventors must disclose detailed information on how to make and use their invention. Generally, the public benefits from the revelation of new technologies. for examples of enabling and nonenabling patents.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

This curated guide is designed to inform and assist Founders by highlighting a variety of government and private sector programs. Atlanta Startup Growth Loan Program (ASGL) Mayor Andre Dickens has announced the Atlanta Startup Growth Loan Program (ASGL), a new initiative designed to bolster the growth of local technology startups in Atlanta.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 18, 2023

The owner gets an exclusive right to use or sell for a specific time period as a legal right under the document which we refer throughout this paper as ‘patent’ The patent system is designed to encourage innovation by protecting the rights of inventors to their inventions. 3] In the case of V.B.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks , [2023] UKSC 49. In a December 20, 2023 decision, the UK Supreme Court has agreed with American courts that an inventive machine is not deserving of patent rights. Louis seeking to patent a thermal-mug designed by an artificial intelligence machine that he created.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 11, 2024

Issue additional guidance to address other considerations at the intersection of AI and IP, which could include updated guidance on patent eligibility to address innovation in AI and critical and emerging technologies; and 3. Vidal affirmed the holding “that only a natural person can be an inventor.”

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